Chapter 416 Banished Souls (1/2)
”If you don't mind me asking, just what are you guys? Banished souls? Does this mean you're dead?” Yuan suddenly asked the shadowy figure.
”Dead, huh? While we're not truly dead, we might as well be considered dead since we cannot leave this place,” she said.
”We're souls— evil spirits so to speak, and our physical bodies have long rotted from this world.”
”Why? Why were you guys banished here? Did you do something wrong?”
The shadowy figure giggled in a graceful tone before speaking, ”Maybe. Some considered us as sinners while others considered us as heroes— it all depends on which side you stand.”
And she continued, ”As for what we did… Well, we waged war against heaven and the ruler of the Nine Heavens— the Celestial Emperor. And as you can probably tell from our current situation, we lost the war and were banished to this Shadow Realm.”
”The Celestial Emperor? Why would you do something like that?” Yuan couldn't understand their motivation at all.
The shadowy figure immediately sneered in a cold voice, ”That bastard is nothing more than a tyrant who abused his power by controlling the resources in the Nine Heavens. A Cultivator should not have to get on their knees and kiss the Celestial Emperor's feet to obtain resources, yet that's what we had to do! If we don't become his dogs, we would be denied the good resources and could only cultivate the low-tier resources!”
”Imagine being told you cannot drink water no matter if it's water from a natural spring or a store, and you're forced to drink the dirty water on the streets unless you decide to give up your dignity and become the Celestial Emperor's lapdog! This is why we waged war against that bastard! But alas, he had too much power and influence. It was a one-sided slaughter.”
”However, it would still require a lot of effort and resources to kill all of us, so they decided to banish our spirits into this place.”
”I don't know how long it has been since the war, but the majority of souls in this place have long lost their minds and gone crazy. They're now just mindless spirits wandering the Shadow Realm with an insatiable bloodlust.”
”How come you seem to be fine?” Yuan couldn't help but ask her, who seemed perfectly sane and was even talking to him calmly.
”Do I seem fine? It might not seem like it, but I am actually trying my best to not consume you even now.”
”Eh?” Yuan immediately stopped moving when he heard her words, and he stared at her figure with a dumbfounded look on his face.
”Hahaha!”
The shadowy figure suddenly burst out laughing after she saw Yuan's reaction.
”I'm just joking! You should've seen your face just now!”
”R-Really?” Yuan became even more dumbfounded.
”Although most of the spirits in this place have long lost their mind, there are still some who are completely rational and sane, and they all used to be incredibly powerful Immortals. Of course, I am one of these individuals.” The shadowy figure pointed at herself.
Although she didn't have any facial features on her face besides two glowing red eyes, Yuan could somehow see a prideful expression on her face right now.
”Do you know why?” She suddenly asked.
”No… Why?”